They include epic poems such as Cantar de mio Cid and plays such as Representacíon de los reyes Magos (“Representation of the Magi”). Mester de juglaría (“craft of the minstrels”): A Castilian genre of literature in spoken word form from the 11th through the 14th centuries these stories were often accompanied by short theatrical scenes and were performed in public settings. It takes place during the Reconquista, the reconquest of Spain from the Muslim Moors, who ruled over much of the southern regions of the Iberian peninsula between 7. The first notable work of Spanish literature was Cantar de Mio Cid (“The Song of My Cid”), which is an epic poem published in 1207 by an unknown author about the Castilian hero El Cid. Medieval Spanish literature (11th-15th centuries) La Plaça del Rei, Barcelona (14th century) Catalan is also the official language of Andorra, although Spanish, French and Portuguese are also recognized languages.
Four distinct languages are recognized: Castilian (the country’s official language), Catalan (spoken by 17% of Spaniards), Galician (7%) and Basque (2%). Spain is notable for its heterogeneous population and different regional cultures. Part of France also resides within the peninsula (for the purposes of this theme Iberian France will not be included). The peninsula consists of three countries, Spain, Portugal and Andorra, along with Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory. The peninsula also serves as the closest point between Europe and Africa, as the Strait of Gibraltar, which connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and separates the two continents, is only 7.7 nautical miles wide. Because of its near complete isolation from the rest of Europe it has a separate identity from it.
The Iberian Peninsula is the westernmost portion of Europe, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, France to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and south.
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